Zac Rinaldo #36 of the Philadelphia Flyers hangs on to Cal Clutterbuck #15 of the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 19, 2015 in Uniondale, New York.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
The NHL has suspended Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo for eight games for charging and boarding Penguins defenceman Kris Letang.
Rinaldo is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the league's labour agreement. He loses $73,170.72 in salary, which goes to the players' emergency assistance fund.
The play occurred at 15:36 of the first period of Philadelphia's 3-2 overtime victory last Tuesday. Rinaldo was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct.
The NHL announced the punishment on Monday.